COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT / RESEARCH WORKER ? MAYO NORTH EAST
The Empowering Communities Programme will use a community development
approach to address social exclusion and the impacts of poverty in
specific geographic areas. The approach will be driven by Community
Engagement Workers.
The Community Engagement /Research Worker will be a position of
leadership and will strengthen, develop and facilitate relationships
between the existing community stakeholders and between community
groups and statutory agencies and structures with the aim of
addressing exclusion and lack of meaningful and effective engagement
with community and local services.
The Community Engagement/Research Worker is responsible for ensuring
that the core work of ECP is informed by and driven by the community.
To facilitate effectiveness and efficiency in this role, the Community
Engagement/Research Worker position will be based in the community and
employed by Mayo North East. You will report directly to the CEO. The
area being supported is Rural North Mayo.
OVERALL PURPOSE
The focus of the work will be to directly address social exclusion and
the negative impacts of poverty and marginalisation within the
communities. The Community Engagement/Research Worker will do this by
utilizing a community development approach to strengthening the
capacity of the community to work together and with key voluntary and
statutory organisations and structures.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Develop Action Research Programmes around the following:
* Define particular issues facing rural areas in building social
cohesion and inclusive communities
* Examine strategies to integrate Ukrainian arrivals within these
sparsely populated rural areas
* Examine the role of rural tradition in defining rural cultural
elites
* Develop a programme to show the relationship between community and
landscape
* Examine spatial disadvantaged as opposed to individual
disadvantage
* Research the issues of LGBT and other minorities
* Develop social inclusive model for rural areas
* Using the Planning for real and other relevant consultation
systems, engage with the local community and devise an AREA BASED PLAN
with short term, mid term and long terms goals. Engage voluntary and
statutory agencies in the delivery and resourcing of the objectives
and aims of this area based plan
* To ensure that the Area Based Plan is inclusive of all communities
living in the targeted area and ensure the Plan?s implementation,
develop progress reports and flag challenges, delays and possible risk
factors as they emerge.
* Support the community in preparing for the planned Regeneration of
their Area
* To provide reports, financial and non-financial, and briefings to
Mayo North East and local and national programme structures in a
timely manner and as required
* To collaborate with other Community Engagement Workers and ECP at
a national level in the development of a programme monitoring
framework and ensure that all local reporting and planning mechanisms
are in line with this framework
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
* At least 3 years? experience of engaging with disadvantaged at a
community/local level
* Experience of delivering community development approaches, local
needs analysis, planning and addressing social exclusion issues
* Understanding and experience of working with statutory and local
/community development infrastructure and knowledge of the
national/local policy context that they work in.
* Experience in project management and delivering projects with a
defined timeline and work plan
* Experience of designing and delivery of capacity building supports
within the community sector
* Be able to demonstrate leadership skills
* Have excellent communication, facilitation and report writing
skills.
* Proficient in MS packages e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook, programme
databases, SharePoint portals
QUALIFICATIONS
* Relevant Third Level qualification (e.g., Degree) or equivalent in
Community Development is desirable
* Proven research skills necessary
ADDITIONAL
* This is a fixed twelve-month contract with the potential for
extension(s).
* S/he will be a car owner with a clean driving licence.
* The candidate must be flexible and willing to work hours suited to
the community sector.
* Mayo North E is an equal opportunities employer.
* Canvassing will disqualify.
* Email CV with a cover letter to JUSTIN SAMMON, CEO AT **APPLY ON
THE WEBSITE**
* Closing date for applications is 7TH DECEMBER **APPLY ON THE
WEBSITE**.
* Interviews to take place week beginning **Apply on the website**th
December
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Type: Permanent
Payment:
Category: Others
